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Investigation and influence factors of anxiety of junior high school students in Jiading District of Shanghai

CHEN Xiang-chun1,2, WU Yan2, BAN Chun-xia1, WANG Yi1, ZHANG Jing1, FANG Yi-ru2   

  1. 1.Shanghai Jiading District Mental Health Center, Shanghai 201807, China; 2.Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
  • Online:2014-04-28 Published:2014-05-13
  • Supported by:

    the “12th Five-year Plan” of National Key Technologies R&D Program, 2012BAI01B04

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the prevalence and influence factors of anxiety of the junior high school students in Jiading District of Shanghai. Methods The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) was used to evaluate the anxiety status of 2 011 students from 6 junior high schools in Jiading District of Shanghai. Results The total detection rate of anxiety was 38.4%. The differences of detection rates of students with different ages were statistically significant (P<0.001). The detection rate of 14 years old students was the highest. The differences of detection rates between local students and non-local students were statistically significant (P<0.05). The detection rate of nonlocal students was higher. The prevalence of anxiety disorder was relevant to junior grade, girls, and parents with lower education levels (P<0.05). Conclusion The prevalence of anxiety disorder in the junior middle school students in Jiading District of Shanghai is high and the detection rate of non-local students is higher than that of local students. The risk factors may be junior grade, girls, and parents with lower education levels.

Key words: junior high school students, anxiety, the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders